Smruti Patel

Smruti Patel

Building for success, scale and sustainability -- an engineering leader, a systems thinker and a life long learner.

Speaking Engagements

Architecting the Future: Platform Strategies for API Adoption & Impact

Strategic insights on building platform architectures that drive API adoption and maximize business impact - lessons from scaling developer ecosystems...

Fireside Chat: SVP of Engineering at Apollo

Intimate conversation about leading engineering at Apollo GraphQL - scaling teams, building culture, and navigating the challenges of hypergrowth...

Growth in a Downturn (Keynote)

Keynote address on navigating engineering growth during economic uncertainty - strategies for building resilient teams and sustainable practices...

How to Implement Platform Engineering at Scale

Enterprise webinar on overcoming cultural barriers and team silos when adopting platform engineering practices in large organizations...

Driving Effective Prioritization for Optimal Business Outcomes

Framework for making tough prioritization decisions that actually drive business impact - lessons from scaling teams at Stripe and beyond...

Building High-Performance APIs at Scale with GraphQL

Lessons from leading Apollo GraphQL's engineering team on rapid digital transformation and scaling GraphQL for enterprise...

Deconstructing Engineering Velocity

Moderated discussion with engineering leaders from Credit Karma, Mailchimp, and The New York Times on navigating bottlenecks holistically...

Navigating Tech: Mistakes, Lessons, Hopes & Dreams

Candid reflections from my time at Stripe on the real challenges of tech leadership - the failures that taught me most and what keeps me optimistic...

Debugging Engineering Velocity

Practical techniques for identifying and fixing velocity bottlenecks in engineering teams - from measuring the right metrics to addressing root causes...

Treating Dev Bandwidth as Your Most Valuable Resource

From my Stripe experience: why developer productivity is your organization's most precious asset and practical frameworks for protecting and optimizing it...

A Systems Thinking Lens to Management

Deep dive into applying systems thinking principles to engineering management - how to see the interconnections and feedback loops in your organization...

Connecting Devs' Work to the Business Bottom Line

Panel discussion on bridging the gap between engineering work and business impact - how to help developers see the bigger picture of their contributions...